A 16-Year-Old Went To A Gay Bar With A Fake I.D. And Things Could’ve Ended Terribly If Not For This Drag Queen
Date rape drugs usually have no smell or taste, making them extremely difficult to spot. Especially if you’re a new, inexperienced bar or club visitor. Many years after it occurred, an anonymous tumblr user has come forward with a story about the horrific time a man slipped something into their drink in a gay establishment and dragged them outside and into his car. They were 16. Scroll down to read the story and remind yourself why you can never let your guard down. And remember, there are free hotlines that you can call 24 hours a day to get help if you have been sexually assaulted or if you need advice on how to leave an unhealthy relationship:
National Sexual Assault Hotline:
1-800-656-HOPE (1-800-656-4673)
National Domestic Violence Hotline:
1-800-799-SAFE ( 1-800-799-7233) or 1-800-787-3224 (TDD)
Girls and Boys Town National Hotline:
1-800-448-3000 or 1-800-448-1833 (TDD) (Facebook cover image: Hotlanta Voyeur)
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People were quick to thank the drag queens
not to make light of the situation (I'm so glad the chap was saved, so sorry he went through that, and I wish this world were a better place), but I would so want to see a TV series, or movie where a group of drag queens go around like the A Team solving crimes, righting wrongs and beating the sh*t out of rapists
Steve, I'm already casting this show in my head. Bob the Drag Queen is in it, and Eureka, and Bianca Del Rio, and Trixie Matel, and Latrice Royale, and Katya, and Shangela....
Load More Replies...Not all heroes wear capes, some wear false eyelashes, makeup and high heels and will beat the s**t out of you if you deserve it. Boom!
Take my up vote, actually take a lot of them.
Load More Replies...Really? Where? Would be a good gift for my daughter---
Load More Replies...All joking aside now...it really astounds me the way people say things like, "Drag queens are some of the best people ever.", as if that is a novel idea! They are PEOPLE!! Just like every other person! LOL! One thing unique about them, is that they have become used to being picked on, bullied, treated with disrespect, etc. As a result, they are a bit more empathetic than most people.
Agreed. Also drag queens are still individual people with different attitudes, characters, experiences... I find it weird that some people are so eager to gereralize even when it concerns positive traits.
Load More Replies...I adore drag queens. It really is an art. They are incredible at what they do and look amazing whilst they're doing it. I have fantastic memories of my early days clubbing and meeting so many wonderful people. I feel So happy that this story had a happy ending and to know that they saved you! Thank god they were there and had the courage to help you. We need more drag queens in our lives!!!
In the UK you can find your local Sexual Assault Centre via this link: https://www.nhs.uk/Service-Search/Rape-and-sexual-assault-referral-centres/LocationSearch/364
My nephew is a Drag Queen, he went from Ag (4-H and FFA) to Drag. He came out two Christmases ago and started watching YouTube videos on how to do make-up and he makes his own costumes. Besides being a DQ he's employed at a high end bridal shop as a salesperson and make-up artist. I'm jealous of, but very happy for him because he makes a living at doing what he loves, we all should be so lucky!
Hahahah the transvengers!!!!!! Thanks for getting my juice on my computer, like legit I had a tiny little spit take there. That's just hilarious!
Load More Replies...I am a middle aged heterosexual woman, but I would go to a gay bar anytime over a regular bar!! The gay community knows how to throw down and have FUN! Their bars are more lively. The drag queens are awesome! And you might make a really good new gay pal friend, who happens to love fashion and home decorating. These guys are the most fun to go shopping with! I have always loved gay bars my entire life. Straight bars suck and there are a hell of a lot more perverts and predators in them. Go to a gay bar, where there is glitter, glam, and glorifying people. <3
Wow, you were lucky! No one is safe from predators, just a sad reminder that we all have to keep our guards up! Good people come in all shapes, colors, and sizes - just like the bad ones! So glad you had some guardian angels looking out for you!!!!
I think I'll hang out with drag queens from now on. They appear to be the only trustworthy people left in this world. Kudos to rescuing this kid. And I think this should be a lesson to all who think it's a great idea to a) go bar hopping on your own b) use fake ID's. Wait until you are old enough and never go bar hopping alone. You should always have someone who is your back up plan of escape and who can help you if something goes wrong. Just glad they got there in time. Hope the a*****e that did this had a long and painful recovery.
I love drag queens. They kind of make me want to be a man so I can be one.
I really like Drag myself. I praise Eureka, VANJIEE, and alot of others who were in the show, Oh, and Monet X Change! ANYHOO That must've been scary for you. Thank the Angel Drag Queens.
I'm not sure how old is posters but remember the barmen add the drugs, the barman and the rapist are buddies.
poor kid, thats exactly what lay ahead for you if you chose this path. Theres nothing good bound to this.
Girl here talking. I wish I had had a drag Queen save me from a creep. The cops thought I was asking for it. Hate being a victim .
"Transvengers" how cool is that?! I don't watch tv but for that I would definitely make an exception. Let's celebrate some of the hippest superhero around!
The nice transgender late night workers of the TL would always look out for me when I first came to San Francisco. They'd give me tips on how to protect myself during my 3 am insomnia runs and even looked for me when I went home for 2 weeks because I didn't give them the heads up. Kindest people in 5 inch heels.
My friend I´m so glad you´re ok ! But ... a bar? 16yo? Pervs are everywhere! Thank to those angels...
Ah, well - teens will be teens. Some countries allows 16 year olds in bars. Masses of love to the drag queens who saved and looked after him.
Load More Replies...Under the sequins, feathers, false eye lashes, and slabs of make ups drag queens are decent people. (at least the ones that I have met)
I guess you mean well but it sounds as if somebody "has to dig to get to the decent root". They are great in full drag, WITH false eyelashes, WITH the make up etc., no matter what. All the drag brings out their inner Queen. I am sorry if I sound nitpicking but I know so many drag queens who are so tired of hearing that they are like "real great guys" without drag.
Load More Replies...The singular they. ... Because he is no longer accepted as a generic pronoun referring to a person of either sex, it has become common in speech and in informal writing to substitute the third-person plural pronouns they, them, their, and themselves, and the nonstandard singular themself.
Load More Replies...Lucky? No and not dumb, just young and age is no sure fire way to stop you if someone is determined to take advantage. I'm glad the ladies saw this happening and stepped in to stop it.
Load More Replies...How ridiculous. I'm tired of hearing how people should 'prevent' themselves from being raped. It's the rapists who are at fault regardless of how the victim came to be around them!
Load More Replies...not to make light of the situation (I'm so glad the chap was saved, so sorry he went through that, and I wish this world were a better place), but I would so want to see a TV series, or movie where a group of drag queens go around like the A Team solving crimes, righting wrongs and beating the sh*t out of rapists
Steve, I'm already casting this show in my head. Bob the Drag Queen is in it, and Eureka, and Bianca Del Rio, and Trixie Matel, and Latrice Royale, and Katya, and Shangela....
Load More Replies...Not all heroes wear capes, some wear false eyelashes, makeup and high heels and will beat the s**t out of you if you deserve it. Boom!
Take my up vote, actually take a lot of them.
Load More Replies...Really? Where? Would be a good gift for my daughter---
Load More Replies...All joking aside now...it really astounds me the way people say things like, "Drag queens are some of the best people ever.", as if that is a novel idea! They are PEOPLE!! Just like every other person! LOL! One thing unique about them, is that they have become used to being picked on, bullied, treated with disrespect, etc. As a result, they are a bit more empathetic than most people.
Agreed. Also drag queens are still individual people with different attitudes, characters, experiences... I find it weird that some people are so eager to gereralize even when it concerns positive traits.
Load More Replies...I adore drag queens. It really is an art. They are incredible at what they do and look amazing whilst they're doing it. I have fantastic memories of my early days clubbing and meeting so many wonderful people. I feel So happy that this story had a happy ending and to know that they saved you! Thank god they were there and had the courage to help you. We need more drag queens in our lives!!!
In the UK you can find your local Sexual Assault Centre via this link: https://www.nhs.uk/Service-Search/Rape-and-sexual-assault-referral-centres/LocationSearch/364
My nephew is a Drag Queen, he went from Ag (4-H and FFA) to Drag. He came out two Christmases ago and started watching YouTube videos on how to do make-up and he makes his own costumes. Besides being a DQ he's employed at a high end bridal shop as a salesperson and make-up artist. I'm jealous of, but very happy for him because he makes a living at doing what he loves, we all should be so lucky!
Hahahah the transvengers!!!!!! Thanks for getting my juice on my computer, like legit I had a tiny little spit take there. That's just hilarious!
Load More Replies...I am a middle aged heterosexual woman, but I would go to a gay bar anytime over a regular bar!! The gay community knows how to throw down and have FUN! Their bars are more lively. The drag queens are awesome! And you might make a really good new gay pal friend, who happens to love fashion and home decorating. These guys are the most fun to go shopping with! I have always loved gay bars my entire life. Straight bars suck and there are a hell of a lot more perverts and predators in them. Go to a gay bar, where there is glitter, glam, and glorifying people. <3
Wow, you were lucky! No one is safe from predators, just a sad reminder that we all have to keep our guards up! Good people come in all shapes, colors, and sizes - just like the bad ones! So glad you had some guardian angels looking out for you!!!!
I think I'll hang out with drag queens from now on. They appear to be the only trustworthy people left in this world. Kudos to rescuing this kid. And I think this should be a lesson to all who think it's a great idea to a) go bar hopping on your own b) use fake ID's. Wait until you are old enough and never go bar hopping alone. You should always have someone who is your back up plan of escape and who can help you if something goes wrong. Just glad they got there in time. Hope the a*****e that did this had a long and painful recovery.
I love drag queens. They kind of make me want to be a man so I can be one.
I really like Drag myself. I praise Eureka, VANJIEE, and alot of others who were in the show, Oh, and Monet X Change! ANYHOO That must've been scary for you. Thank the Angel Drag Queens.
I'm not sure how old is posters but remember the barmen add the drugs, the barman and the rapist are buddies.
poor kid, thats exactly what lay ahead for you if you chose this path. Theres nothing good bound to this.
Girl here talking. I wish I had had a drag Queen save me from a creep. The cops thought I was asking for it. Hate being a victim .
"Transvengers" how cool is that?! I don't watch tv but for that I would definitely make an exception. Let's celebrate some of the hippest superhero around!
The nice transgender late night workers of the TL would always look out for me when I first came to San Francisco. They'd give me tips on how to protect myself during my 3 am insomnia runs and even looked for me when I went home for 2 weeks because I didn't give them the heads up. Kindest people in 5 inch heels.
My friend I´m so glad you´re ok ! But ... a bar? 16yo? Pervs are everywhere! Thank to those angels...
Ah, well - teens will be teens. Some countries allows 16 year olds in bars. Masses of love to the drag queens who saved and looked after him.
Load More Replies...Under the sequins, feathers, false eye lashes, and slabs of make ups drag queens are decent people. (at least the ones that I have met)
I guess you mean well but it sounds as if somebody "has to dig to get to the decent root". They are great in full drag, WITH false eyelashes, WITH the make up etc., no matter what. All the drag brings out their inner Queen. I am sorry if I sound nitpicking but I know so many drag queens who are so tired of hearing that they are like "real great guys" without drag.
Load More Replies...The singular they. ... Because he is no longer accepted as a generic pronoun referring to a person of either sex, it has become common in speech and in informal writing to substitute the third-person plural pronouns they, them, their, and themselves, and the nonstandard singular themself.
Load More Replies...Lucky? No and not dumb, just young and age is no sure fire way to stop you if someone is determined to take advantage. I'm glad the ladies saw this happening and stepped in to stop it.
Load More Replies...How ridiculous. I'm tired of hearing how people should 'prevent' themselves from being raped. It's the rapists who are at fault regardless of how the victim came to be around them!
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